Mountain Men: Trapping Furs Driven by European Fashion
One of the most colorful groups of people in the history of America was the Mountain Men. This rough-and-tumble bunch of hard men was an…
Category: Old Ways
The Ancient Skill of The Cobbler
Need a new pair of shoes? What do you do? Run down to the local shoe store or big box store and pick out a…
The Rules of Living In A Wilderness Shelter
Heading off on expeditions doesn’t always mean needing to stay in a tent or roughing it in a bivi bag, because there are plenty of…
10 Things We Should All Know About Tracking
Tracking is the art of interpreting the ‘indirect’ sign left by other animals. Here are the top ten things you need to know about tracking…
Top 5 Bushcraft Skills You Need To Know
Bushcraft is basically the practice of living in the wilderness. Today, many such bushcraft skills would widely be considered old fashioned and outdated. It is…
How To Build A Signal Fire
Even the greatest and most experienced explorers get into trouble in the wild, by either taking a wrong step or not accounting for the weather…
9 Tips for Prepping Your Camp Food, What Are Yours?
Before going to camp, there are many things you need to consider and plan ahead for. One very important thing to plan for is food.…
Erebus, Royal Navy’s Rocket Firing Ship of 1814
There are many great lines included in Francis Scott Key’s song The Star Spangled Banner, our National Anthem. When Key wrote those inspiring verses, he…
The History of Log Cabins & One of The Best Survival Shelters
When most of us think of a survival shelter, the image that pops into our heads is that of the log cabin. Log cabins are…
The Best Non-Firearm Self-Defense Weapons
Firearms have long been called “the great equalizer” and rightly so. A petite woman with a gun in her hands is the match for the…